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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
I think the proverbial jury is out on the bolded sentence.
People are saying "hey, we got him for a 4th and that's basically nothing," which is fine if you concede that the other team agreed to accept basically nothing for him.
Time will tell and I'm content to let it play out. As I said earlier, I just hope this isn't a vanity project for Burke. That would be more unwelcome news than the Flames picking up a player that didn't pan out.
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In disagree that the jury is still out, it was the right move because it's the type of move you should make every time if you are playing the educated odds. I agree, that HOW it plays out is still up in air, and I'll even concede that it is possible that the Leafs could end up drafting a better player than Colborne with that 4th round pick (although unlikely, which is the point), but nothing that occurs moving forward can change the fact that it was the right move.
It was a rare opportunity, and if you make the right move each time you will end up a head in the long run. No different than making the right move in a game of poker. Even when you do the right thing, it's possible that your opponent might get lucky, hit his card on the river, but that doesn't mean you made a mistake or did the wrong thing. Keep make the right moves at the right time, and eventually you end up on top.